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Residents tell Johnston County commissioners to slow development, cite water shortages and representation concerns
Summary
Three residents urged the board to slow or reconsider development tied to the Unified Development Ordinance, raising water-supply limits, housing affordability and fair representation concerns; they also criticized outside consultants and stakeholder selection.
Three residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to urge the Board of Commissioners to slow growth and commit to greater transparency in the Unified Development Ordinance process.
Leon Cobb, who identified himself as a lifelong county resident, said his family’s ties go “back in this county” and argued that at-large commissioner seats deny full local representation to outlying communities. He also cited constitutional protections and referenced federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 241 in arguing citizens’ rights to petition government and seek remedies.
“I’m not calling for insurrection,” Cobb said in the public comment period, urging voters to remember…
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